November 16, 1907 



HORTICULTURE, 



649 



A Fine A.ssor'inent of 



Extra fine lot of FIKEFLY in bloom from 



THANKSGIVING to EASTER 



WRITE FOR PRICES 



MAJOR BONNAFFON 



The best all 'round Yellow Chrysanthemum. Strong stools, 

 $5.00 per 100 



W. W. EDGAR CO., Waverley, Mass, 



To Make the Store Pay 



Every seaponable attraction to the stock of the retail florist has to 

 be diligently soiit^ht for and attractively displtiyed. 



are in the minds nf every house- 

 holder at present. 



WINDOW BOXES 



Have You a Good Assort-rent of Suitable Plant° to 

 Show Customers? If not, send at once to Samuel C. Moon, 

 Morrisville, Bucks Co., Pa., for sample order. He furnisfies 



tocky little plants 



HARDY EVERGHEENS 



little plants o 

 Juniper, Thuja, 



Ketinospora, etc. , at $15.00 per too; $2.00 per doz. Send 

 to-day. You are losing business by every hour's delay. 



SAMUEL C. MOON, 



IVIORRISVILLE, 

 BUCKS CO., 



PENNA. 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



Conditions continue very 

 BOSTON unsatisfactory in this 

 market, the receipts of 

 flowers of all varieties and grades hav- 

 ing increased rapidly and without any 

 corresponding growth in the demand 

 but rather a falling off, and the accu- 

 mulation in wholesalers' hands is sim- 

 ply hopeless in its dimensions. There 

 is one spark of life this week — the 

 call for violets for the adornment of 

 the Yale hosts in the football scrim- 

 mage on Saturday. Chrysanthemums 

 are now in the zenith of their glory, 

 but even the best of them realize only 

 a humble price. 



Nothing favorable can 

 BUFFALO be reported for the past 

 two weeks, as business 

 throughout the city and surrounding 

 country has practically been at a 

 standstill. Stock of all kinds poured 

 in on the wholesaler, with veiy little 

 outlet. Reports from the trade claim 

 that nothing is doing and therefore only 

 what little is needed is taken and then 

 at prices way below quotations. Prom 

 Beauties down to lily of the valley the 

 supply has been heavy. Chrysanthe- 

 mums have not sold as rapidly as they 

 should and select stock can be had at 

 very low prices. The ordinary kinds 

 block up considerably and are carried 

 along from day to day. The same may 

 be said of roses. Selects are not too 

 plentiful but the coolers are overflow- 

 ing with seconds and medium grades. 

 Carnations are gaining in quantity 

 daily and choice stock sells readily, 

 but there are too many short stems. 

 Violets have sold well. Lilies in heavy 

 supply; demand light. The only ar- 

 ticle that is scarce is bronze galax. 



Last week was not as 

 DETROIT Houiishing as the one 



previous. Still we are far 

 from having a glut even if the chrys- 

 anthemums do cause roses to accumu- 

 late somewhat. The retail price of 

 violets has advanced; supply is more 

 plentiful and quality is still improving. 

 There is some great work in the deco- 

 ration line in sight, one firm having 

 already booked orders for large decora- 

 tions. Among this week's florists' 

 windows one display of a variety of or- 

 chids and another of wild smilax, cat- 

 tleyas and white cosmos were noticea- 

 ble. 



The volume of 

 INDIANAPOLIS business is about 

 up to the standard 

 for the season, there being dull days 

 and busy ones. Chrysanthemums fairly 

 monopolize the market, bringing down 

 the prices of other stock. The quality 

 of all is excellent, the top grades being 

 good enough to suit the most critical 

 buyers. Fancy Easter lilies are arriv- 

 ing in good quantity. Carnations still 

 remain a little scarce. Lily of the 

 valley finds scarcely any demand and 

 some elegant stock has found its way 

 to the barrel. Some Roman hyacinths 

 and narcissus are seen in small lots. 

 Violets are gelling well, but few coming 

 in. Beauties and teas of excellent 

 quality are in ample supply. The mar- 

 ket for greens is in good condition. 

 There is quite a trade in evergi-eens 

 for window boxes as well as specimens 

 in tubs. 



Colder and more sea- 

 NEW YORK sonable weather pre- 

 vails and should rea- 

 sonably bring about conditions more 

 nearly normal in the cut flower mar- 

 ket. Thus far, however, this much- 

 to-be-desired condition has not put in 

 an appearance. The unfortunate 

 combination of chrysanthemum sea- 

 son, financial stringency and other 

 drawbacks of minor importance has 

 borne heavily on the wholesalers, who 

 are at their wits' end to move the ma- 

 terial which is poured in daily and at 

 best they are unable to realize on the 

 stock what the growers should rea- 

 sonably count upon. The retail stores 

 are finding things very dull, and their 

 complaint is only less emphatic than 

 that of the wholesalers. Many of the 

 good buyers have not yet moved into 

 town and others are practicing econ- 

 omy of the most rigid type. 



Far too many 

 PHILADELPHIA [lowers arrived in 

 this market last 

 week for the demand. This was true 

 not only of chrysanthemums but of 

 roses, carnations and other staples. 

 Stock had to be very fancy indeed to 

 find a market at any price. Bonaffon, 

 Eaton, Appleton, Chadwick and Golden 

 Wedding were among the best selling 

 chrysanthemums. Hudson River vio- 

 lets are plentiful. Mignonetti is im- 

 proving and sells well. Evergreens for 

 win<low boxes and vases, and cut box- 

 wood find brisk markets. A hopeful 

 tone prevails as the new week opens. 



PACIFIC COAST NOTES. 



Frank Mills of Palo Alto has 

 opened a flower store in that town. 



J. J. O'Connor, San Francisco, has 

 removed to Fillmore street, near Hayes 

 street. 



The Las Palma Greenhouses, Flint 

 & Flint, proprietors, D. W. Tuttle, 

 inanager, are also doing a retail busi- 

 n,?ss in Palo Alto. 



The store recently opened by Miss 

 Clack, of which HORTICULTURE 

 gave early notice, was the first florist 

 store in Palo Alto, but all report a fair 

 trade. 



E. W. McClellan & Co. have leased 

 the Glenwood Nurseries at Burlingame 

 lor a term of years. They will run 

 this place in connection with the> 

 nursery. 



BUSINESS CHANGES. 



M. Stauch has taken a position with 

 Joy & Sons Co., Nashville, Tenn. 



Frank Deery of Brockton is now 

 with Julius A. Zinn, 2 Beacon street, 

 Boston. 



The Kroeber Greenhouses, New Bed- 

 ford, Mass., are now caried on by Wm. 

 Mosher. 



L. Schroeder succeeds Schroeder & 

 Myer, florists, dissolved, at South Hol- 

 land, 111. 



John Melville and Frank Parkman, 

 Jr., are starting in business at Green 

 Bay, Wis. 



E. A. Butler, florist, of Niagara 

 Falls, N. J., fell from a tree recently 

 and fractured his collar bone. 



INCORPORATED. 



Edlefsen-Leldeger Co., Milwaukee, 

 Wis,; Wm. Edlefsen, R. Leideger, A. 

 R. Leideger; capital, $15,000. 



ROBERT J. DYSART, 



Public Jtccountant and Jtuditor 



Simple methods of correct accounting 

 especially adapted for florists' use. 



Books Balanced and Adjusted 



Merchants Bank Building 



28 STATE ST., - BOSTON 



TelephoDc, Main s8 



The KERVaN CO. 



n .^ V :8i| iT 



New York 



WHOLESALE DEALERS 



Fresh cm Palmetto & Cycas Palm Leaves, Galax, Leu- 

 cothoe, Ferns and Mosses. All Decorating Evergreen. 



